Chapter One
The Start of Something.. Cliche?

I groaned as I began to gain consciousness. What the bloody hell happened to me? How in blazes did I get knocked out to start with? My head throbbed painfully and I gritted my teeth and rubbed a sore spot on the back of my head.

"Hey Mr. Krabs, I think she's waking up." I froze and clamped my eyes tighter as I recognized the voice. Why the heck was Squidward's voice actor in my house?

I opened my eyes to some extent, only to shut them hastily. The light burned, and all I could feel was cold, it felt like I was at the bottom of the sea. Then, all of a sudden, my thoughts came to a grinding halt.

'Oh my wow…'

I quickly opened my eyes and forcefully sat up and looked around to find that I was in Bikini Bottom, sitting in the Krusty Krab with Squidward kneeling next to me. He was giving me this weird look, as if he thought I was going to smack him for talking to him. Okay, so it wasn't just Squidward's voice actor, it was the real thing. I would've fainted from shock at this fact if I hadn't of looked at my hands. I raised an eyebrow in confusion. For one thing, they were a yellowish tint and I'd somehow lost my fourth finger. Now, I only had my thumb, pointer finger, middle finger and my ring finger.

That was when reality took the form of a million invisible ice cream trucks, and they all crashed down upon my head at that split second. My eyes widened and I hurriedly traced my head. No longer was I a normal, air-breathing human, I was a bloody sponge. I was a tad darker than Spongebob. I was still wearing what I had on before I blacked out, except it was square. I do so wish I could remember what happened before I was unconscious.

"Hey, are you… okay?" I heard Squidward hesitantly ask me. I whipped around to stare at him, wide-eyed. Slowly, I processed in my mind that he was expecting an answer.

"Yeah... I'm fine, I just need... to stand." I said kind of unstable. I was a little dazed because I was actually a sponge in the Krusty Krab in Bikini Bottom under the sea. I don't know about the rest of you, but that kind of is a lot to take in at once! I looked down at my hands and sighed heavily. How am I gonna get out of this one? That's when I heard the familiar noise of the eatery's owner walking toward me.

"Ahoy! I'm Mr. Krabs, landowner of the Krusty Krab! I don't believe I've met your wallet," He stopped himself short, "I mean seen you here before. Are you new to Bikini Bottom?" I raised an eyebrow and turned slightly to stare at him.

"Uh... Yeah! I just dropped into town, I guess." I mumbled and was surprised at how my voice sounded. It didn't sound at all like my normal voice. It was an octave higher than I was used to. I carefully reached up to my mouth, not at all worried that my buck teeth were still there, except not as noticeable as Spongebob's. I sighed in relief. That would've been a dental nightmare. Squidward then got my attention when I felt his eyes boring into the back of my head. I turned to glance at him, raising an eyebrow in question.

"Hey, are you related to Spongebob?" Squidward inquired me. I raised my head a little to look at him.

"No, why would you ask that? Where is he anyway?" I asked, looking around the restaurant. I'd had a pretty good idea about where he could be, but I decided not to press the matter. Squidward smiled a little, a small smirk ghosting through.

"Ah, I see. You're here to see that annoying kid." Staring blankly at him for a total of two seconds, I blushed slightly, glaring.

"No! I'm not here to see him! I was just wondering where he was!" I shouted, to my embarrassment, a little too defensively. Squidward crossed his arms, a smug smirk on his face.

"Uh huh…" I glowered at him. I huffed angrily and turned to face Mr. Krabs, who'd I been ignoring and looked at him questioningly. He blinked and extended a claw toward the area where Spongebob made the Krabby Patties.

"Sorry, the lad has the day off." He answered, and then leaned over with his eyes to fix me with a skeptic look. "Who are you anyway, a distant cousin or something? You look like him a lot." I widened my eyes, and unconsciously covered my cheeks, feeling them warm up. Did I really bear a resemblance to Spongebob that much?

"My name is Renee, and no. I'm not related to Spongebob Squarepants in any way, shape or form. So drop it." Just then, I heard the familiar dolphin laugh coming closer to the Krusty Krab. I sighed and rubbed my forehead.

Speak of the devil.

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Syd's End-of-chapter Note: HEY! lol I'm writing this, yes. I'm kind of... well ashamed of it, but I'm trying it out. Probably a part of me hopes some of you guys like it. But ya may not too, so hey. They don't call it constructive critism ..however you spell that one.. for nothing! Thanks a bunch for reading the first chapter! And hopefully, you guys are familiar with my OC Renee Maxell. She's starring in this so-called story of mine, so enjoy! There's more to come, not to worry!

Disclaimer: I do not own Spongebob Squarepants, I'm just the recent fan who thinks he's cute. lol